Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hibernian win with a probability of 41.22%. A win for Cove Rangers had a probability of 33.83% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Hibernian win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.75%) and 0-2 (6.58%). The likeliest Cove Rangers win was 2-1 (7.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.72%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Hibernian in this match.